Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-05-19
ADVICE TO CATHOLICS.
What Archbishop Corrigan and the
Bishop Of Ireland Say.
The Land Question, Temperance, Edu.
cation, and the Labor Move
ment.

New YORK. May 16.-Archbisho Cor
rigan, in an address delivered to-day on
the occasion of his canonical visitation to
the Church of the Sacred Heart, in West
Fifth street, made declarations which
were interpreted as replies to the recent
arguments by DIR. McGiynn, though he
mentioned no name. The Archbishop
said two errors were widely prevalent at
the present time. The first was the idea
that private ownership of land was un.
just This was contrary both to philoso-
ply and common sense, and to the teach
ings of the church. Those who claimed
that land, like sunshine and air, being
Gods gift, was equally the property of all,
overlooked the difference between these
things, viz: That the sun and air cannot
be reduced to private possession as land
can. lie cited the condition of the
Indians as showing the result Of private
ownership in land. He also said the idea
of common right to the benefits of
land was contrary to papal decree and to
the ordinance of God. The second error
was that the pope had the right to com.
mand and to be obeyed only in matters
of faith and morals. and when speaking
ex cathedra as in the infallible head of tho
church. This idea, said the archbishop,
had been decreed false by the vatican,
who had ordered that if any one should
say the pope has right to command in
matters of faith and morals and not in
discipline let them be anathema. The
pope, however, does not interfere in mat
tiers of politics unless the government in
terferes in matters of conscience, and
has warned all bishops and archbishops
that they must be obcdient to the COY
eminent under which they are.
ST. PAUL, May 16.-Bishop Ireland in
his address to his subjects last night said:
The holy father takes a deep interest in
America. He has an amazing amount of
information in regard to American affairs.
He said: The future is in the great re-
public of America, and its influence is
rapidly spreading over the whole world.
Ii is a great mission of American Catho-
lies to set examples of the best and pur.
est type of citizens. The American Gath
olics should deeply love their country
and should never cease to work for its
welfare The pope expressed his anxi-
ETY. at the prevalence of drunkenness
among Catholics in some countries and
said that it had proved a stumbling block
to many who would have been led into
the church. He blessed the temperance
movement, and the bishop had promised
to devote himself to the cause with great.
cr energy than ever.
In regard to the great national univer-
sity his holiness had said that what was
most needed for the furtherance of the
church in America was the intellectual
superiority of Catholics. They must
demonstrate that the church is the most
jealous of learning and education.
In regard to Knights of Labor the holy
father has not approved of them, but has
not condemned them. The church says
that labor has rights and has the privi-
Iege to organize for their protection. The
Knights so far have done nothing official
ly, worthy of condemnation, but they
must not infringe on the freedom of
labor. They must not deny to others not
members of the order the right to work.